Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has hinted that he may support the impeachment of National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula.
Wetang’ula’s fate was in limbo after a three-judge bench ruled that he could not serve as the speaker while holding the Ford Kenya party leader position.
After the resumption of National Assembly proceedings, a section of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party demanded Wetang’ula’s resignation.
Now, Kalonzo has hinted that the former Bungoma senator could soon be impeached as the speaker of the National Assembly.
Speaking at a church service at the Full Gospel Churches of Kenya – Mwingi Township, Kalonzo pointed out that the work of the speaker is not activism.
“Honourable Makali Mulu, I’m leaving that work (impeachment) to you, and I will not get myself into your issues but if there is any issue to do with the party, I have to give directions,” he said.
This comes days after the opposition coalition threatened to impeach Speaker Wetangula over alleged impartiality in his ruling, which contradicted a High Court decision declaring the Azimio coalition as the majority in Parliament.
Minority Leader Junet Mohammed criticized Wetangula’s handling of the matter, accusing him of inconsistencies regarding the status of 14 MPs who defected from Azimio after signing post-election agreements with Kenya Kwanza.
“When he made his first ruling, which was overturned by the court, he claimed the 14 members were part of Kenya Kwanza. Now, he says they are in political limbo—neither in Azimio nor Kenya Kwanza. This is a deliberate manipulation of numbers to ensure Kenya Kwanza remains the majority,” Junet said.
The Suna East MP also questioned why the Jubilee Party was now being considered part of Azimio, despite Wetang’ula’s previous ruling stating that the party had defected to Kenya Kwanza.
“We have always maintained that Jubilee is still part of Azimio, yet today he says the party is in Azimio. This ruling is full of contradictions and will be overturned in court, just like the previous one. Parliament is not immune to constitutional interpretation by the courts—it is not a court of appeal,” he added.
